NHTSA Complaint #10276752 — 2001 FORD TAURUS
SUSPENSION:REAR issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10276752 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IA |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF MY CAR WAS SITTING VERY LOW AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. APPARENTLY, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN DUE, PRESUMABLY, TO CORROSION FROM SALT IN NORTHERN CLIMATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL OF CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY I BROUGHT IT IN WHEN I DID AS THE COILS WERE CLOSE TO PUNCTURING MY TIRES, WHICH WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. PARTS WERE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO HAVE A SHIELD INSTALLED FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. *TR
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